Techno usually reigns at Bar 25’s sprawling riverside club, but last weekend at Berlin’s second annual Down By the River Festival folk music held sway. The festival brought more than…
This week in New York Jennifer Vanderbes Feasts, David Carter for Gay Rights, Peter Hedges and Jonathan Tropper shows us how to bring black and white to color, Geoffrey O’Brien…
Canada has some new sea creatures too. The Horseshoe Shrimp on the other hand is very very old. You can now read Howard Zinn’s FBI file, which is sort of…
Jessica Smith wrote a post about the incivility in the comment stream at Ron Silliman’s blog, and in comment streams in general. Silliman has since turned off his comments, and…
Jezebel takes apart the results of a survey conducted by a Christian website. The subject of the survey is modesty, and the responses vary from the odd to the terrifying,…
Stephenson Billings, a writer for the satirical site Christwire, makes the case for boycotting Bill Murray in order to have a better America. “What this man symbolizes is far more…
Does your pet carry the Ebola virus in its genes? Could a wind-powered vehicle go faster than the wind? Yes, it seems. Take a look at the oldest evidence of…
I think the Sun might be shining. What I’m getting out of this is that outer space is still totally rad looking. If you are a German political street artist…
Everyone’s favorite advice columnist, Sugar, has taken this week off. But she’ll be back with answers to your questions next Thursday, August 5th. For now why don’t you read the…
Looking for the “Best Literary Event” in The Bay Area? According to the readers of The San Francisco Bay Guardian you need look no further than The Monthly Rumpus! Thanks…
Sad news, Elvis’ autopsy tools are no longer up for auction. Why yes, I would like to look at your giant Turkish yacht. This is what Madrid looks like. Public…